Business ProfileforMacho Medical Group

In November 2018 BBB investigated Macho Medical Group's business practices due to reports through BBB Scam Tracker. Consumers advised that they had been contacted by the Human Resources Manager, Mr. James Clarke, regarding an employment opportunity. Mr. Clarke claimed to have found their resume via Glassdoor.com, and believed they would be a fit for a position as a Data Entry Clerk. The company requested the consumer use mobile banking technology to deposit a picture of a cheque. They were then instructed to purchase some office supplies and then deposit the remaining funds in another bank account.

On November 2 2018 BBB checked the website machomedical.com to determine it was created on August 31 2018, but the registration information was not disclosed. On the same date, BBB contacted the company via phone at 437 370-1359, however the call was automatically rejected.

The address provided by the company is 220 Yonge St Suite 117 E, CF Toronto, ON M5B 2L7. A Google search found that this address is the Eaton Center in Toronto, however the tenant listing did not include Macho Medical Group. BBB is unable to confirm the physical location of the company.

Based on the information detailed above, BBB suggests consumers be cautious in responding to any employment offers from this business.

How Employment Scams work:
- You receive an employment offer without applying for the job. The company may find your resume on job sites like Monster, Indeed, etc.
- If you indicate interest in the job you receive a cheque (which could also be a traveller's cheque) in the mail with instructions. In some cases the company offers to send funds via Interac E-Transfer or Bitcoin.
- You are instructed to deposit or cash the cheque and keep a portion of the funds as your first week's salary.
- Most of the remaining funds are to be used to send a money transfer (BitCoin, E-Transfer, Western Union, etc.) for equipment, rent, office supplies, etc. In some cases, you may be requested to deposit cash directly into another individuals account.
- Eventually the initial payment is found to be fraudulent, and you are held accountable to pay for the funds that were transferred.

By law, banks must make the funds from deposited checks available within days, but uncovering a fake check can take weeks. It may seem that the check has cleared and that the money has posted to the account, but when the check turns out to be a fake, the person who deposited the check and wired the money will be responsible for paying back the bank.

BBB suggests consumers exercise extreme caution when responding to unsolicited mail, email, and text messages with high-paying job offers.
- Reputable companies are not going to offer you a role without interviewing you first. Never, ever accept a job offer that has come through via email, when you have never had a telephonic or face-to-face interview.
- If the company offers you a salary that is completely out of your range, and experience, you are probably in the process of being scammed. Any legitimate employer will evaluate your skill set and experience, before deciding on what you are worth.
- Employers will never send a cheque or payment before work has been performed. If you are instructed to cash a cheque and send the funds elsewhere, it's a scam.

For more information regarding employment scams, please visit: http://www.antifraudcentre-centreantifraude.ca/fraud-escroquerie/job-emploi-eng.htm